Ex Parte Fielder by and Through Neener

The plaintiffs, Bradley Eugene Fielder, a minor, and his mother, Janet Sue Neener, who sues both as next friend and individually, seek a writ of mandamus directed to the Honorable N. Daniel Rogers, Jr., Judge of the Jefferson County Circuit Court, compelling him to vacate his order of November 9, 1987, which quashed the notice of the plaintiffs' taking of the defendant's experts' depositions and issued a protective order. We deny the writ of mandamus.

Bradley Fielder was injured when he was struck by a lawnmower manufactured by Snapper Power Equipment (hereinafter "Snapper"). The plaintiffs…